large number of independent associations or ve ##re ##ine in germany ; their umbrella organisation is the scientology ki ##rch ##e deutschland e . v . germany ' s domestic intelligence service , the bun ##des ##am ##t fur ve ##rf ##ass ##ung ##ss ##chu ##tz ( bf ##v , or federal office for the protection of the constitution ) , estimates that there are 4 @ , @ 000 sci ##ent ##ologists in germany , down from earlier estimates of 5 @ , @ 000 to 6 @ , @ 000 . the church of scientology reported around 30 @ , @ 000 members from the mid @ - @ 1990s onwards ; this number remained stable for many years . however more recently scientology has said
large number of independent associations or vereine in germany ; their umbrella organisation is the scientology kirche deutschland e. v. germany's domestic intelligence service, the bundesamt fur verfassungsschutz ( bfv, or federal office for the protection of the constitution ), estimates that there are 4 @, @ 000 scientologists in germany, down from earlier estimates of 5 @, @ 000 to 6 @, @ 000. the church of scientology reported around 30 @, @ 000 members from the mid @ - @ 1990s onwards ; this number remained stable for many years. however more recently scientology has said